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29 January 2021

2021 Japan Prize Laureates Announced

In the field of
Resources, Energy, the Environment,
and Social Infrastructure
photoProf. Martin Andrew Green
In the field of
Medical Science and
Medicinal Science
photoProf. Bert Vogelstein photoDr. Robert A. Weinberg

The winners of the 2021 Japan Prize were announced today by the Japan Prize Foundation and its president, Hiroshi Komiyama. Our newest laureates are Australian researcher Prof. Martin Andrew Green who wins for his work in the field of Resources, Energy, the Environment, and Social Infrastructure, and U.S. researchers Prof. Bert Vogelstein and Dr. Robert A. Weinberg joint winners for the field of Medical Science and Medicinal Science.

Prof. Green is being honored for his work in developing high-efficiency silicon photovoltaic devices, while Prof. Vogelstein and Dr. Weinberg are being honored for their pioneering contributions to the development of a multi-step carcinogenesis model, to the model’s application and its impact on improving cancer treatment.

Approximately 14,000 prominent scientists and engineers from Japan and other countries were approached for nominations for this year’s Japan Prize, and they nominated 142 individuals in the field of Resources, Energy, the Environment, and Social Infrastructure, and 243 individuals in the field of Medical Science and Medicinal Science. This year’s Japan Prize laureates were selected from those 385 nominations.

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